[Info-vax] OpenVMS printing to PDF

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Stephen Hoffman skrev den 2015-05-20 17:02:
> On 2015-05-20 14:48:30 +0000, Dirk Munk said:
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>> I don't think Javascript is the ideal tool for implementing business
>> rules in an application.
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> JavaScript or the other scripting language is how the data is fetched.
> Whether the programmer puts the business logic there, or into the database
> as triggers or such, or embeds that logic in whatever local application or
> remote server and remote application the JavaScript is fetching the data
> from, is up to the programmer.
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>> An application is not about fetching data, but also about generating
>> data. A billing program generates data from other data, it will not only
>> produce bills, but also update databeses etc.
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> OK, so I might infer that you haven't particularly used a web scripting
> language, embedded rendering engines, or an ERP system?
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>> I also see no need for a HTML5 detour and rendering process if it can be
>> done with PDF directly.
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> Sure.  That'll work fine for various applications.  But if you want to
> create The Next Great Product,...

Wasn't we talking about VMS here? :-)

The primary goal is to give some old VMS apps "PDF support".

You are way out of reality with JS, callable HTML5 rendering...







  then you might want to be able to compare
> and contrast your approach with the existing tools and alternatives, and
> one of those is HTML5.  You might end up incorporating some of what you've
> learned from HTML5 or the other tools, or you might find ways to better
> distinguish and better market your product from those that folks are
> accustomed to on other platforms.
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